Willow Canyon entered their tilt with Desert Mountain on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Wolves.
Jackson Duce looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
Santiago Reyes
| 04/10/25 vs Desert Mountain | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Kellis | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Ironwood | 2 |
| 03/15/25 vs Lutheran | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Kellis | 1 |
On the hitting side, Willow Canyon got a massive performance out of Santiago Reyes, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those three RBI gave Reyes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cameron Davidson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Willow Canyon pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Mountain, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Willow Canyon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, an 8-7 victory against Alhambra on the 14th. As for Desert Mountain, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Arizona College Prep at 3:45 p.m. The Wolves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season.
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